Third time's the charm, and in my case, this is the third year of my "joy ride" journey. Every other month of 2017, I'm dreaming up larger-scale "joy ride" initiatives...to build up to #JoyFriday! I can only do so much alone...but incredible things happen, when we join together.

Up first, for the month of January: a sock collection for our neighbors in need. Socks were donated from four states - by car, by mail and by "drop off-delivery," yielding an impressive 270 pairs! Socks were sorted for men, women and children, and distributed to several community partners: Coalition for the Homeless, Women's Residential Counseling Center and the Orlando Union Rescue Mission ✨

What you do matters

It’s something we all need to hear, sometimes even on our best days. “Joy rides” are a grassroots effort to honor people…just because. They’re spontaneous, authentic gestures, that anyone can execute – all you need is a willing heart, some creativity and hopefully a cell phone to capture the moment.